Public Engagement And Social Science

Drawing on social science conversations at a lively caf?in Bristol, this highly original book explores the value of public engagement in a wider social science context. The chapters range from themes such as the dialogic character of the social sciences, pragmatism in responses, and the underpinnings of managerial approaches to the restructuring of higher education. The first part reflects upon the different social and political inflections of public engagement. It is followed by chapters based upon talks at the caf?that were concerned with public engagement and the contribution of social science to a reflexive understanding of the dilemmas and practices of daily life. Together, the contributors offer a refreshing look at the role of social science in the societies it examines.

• • Author: Stella Maile, David Griffiths
• • Publisher: Policy Press
• • Publication Date: Jun 01, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 256 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1447306864
• • ISBN-13: 9781447306863